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ICC World Cup, 2002/03 / Scorecard

ICC World Cup - 43rd match, Super Sixes

Australia v Sri Lanka

Australia won by 96 runs

ODI no. 1982 | 2002/03 season
Played at SuperSport Park, Centurion (neutral venue)
7 March 2003 (50-over match)


Australia innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Gilchrist†	run out (Vaas)	99	122	88	14	2	112.50
29.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, run out (Vaas) 181/2
ML Hayden	c Tillakaratne b Muralitharan	22	50	34	3	0	64.70
12.2 caught Tillakaratne 75/1
RT Ponting*	c †Sangakkara b Fernando	114	130	109	8	4	104.58
45.4 caught †Sangakkara 293/3
DR Martyn	b Fernando	52	76	58	1	0	89.65
49.1 bowled 313/4
DS Lehmann	c de Silva b Fernando	10	21	10	1	0	100.00
49.3 caught de Silva 314/5
IJ Harvey	not out	5	6	3	1	0	166.66

MG Bevan	not out	1	3	1	0	0	100.00

Extras	(lb 4, w 5, nb 7)	16

Total	(5 wickets; 50 overs; 205 mins)	319	(6.38 runs per over)

Did not bat GB Hogg, B Lee, AJ Bichel, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets 1-75 (Hayden, 12.2 ov), 2-181 (Gilchrist, 29.5 ov), 3-293 (Ponting, 45.4 ov), 4-313 (Martyn, 49.1 ov), 5-314 (Lehmann, 49.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	8	0	59	0	7.37	(2nb, 1w)

PW Gunaratne	6	0	46	0	7.66

PA de Silva	5	0	36	0	7.20

M Muralitharan	10	0	47	1	4.70	(1nb, 1w)
12.2 to Hayden, caught Tillakaratne 75/1
RP Arnold	2	0	21	0	10.50	(1w)

CRD Fernando	9	0	47	3	5.22	(1w)
45.4 to Ponting, caught †Sangakkara 293/3 49.1 to Martyn, bowled 313/4 49.3 to Lehmann, caught de Silva 314/5
ST Jayasuriya	10	0	59	0	5.90	(1w)


Sri Lanka innings (target: 320 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
MS Atapattu	c & b Lee	16	46	24	3	0	66.66
9.5 caught & 42/1
ST Jayasuriya*	retired hurt	1	7	5	0	0	20.00

HP Tillakaratne	b McGrath	21	51	41	3	0	51.21
12.3 bowled 47/3
DPMD Jayawardene	c †Gilchrist b Lee	0	8	3	0	0	0.00
11.2 caught †Gilchrist 46/2
PA de Silva	c & b Hogg	92	138	94	9	4	97.87
44.1 caught & 203/8
RP Arnold	lbw b Lee	1	6	6	0	0	16.66
13.3 lbw 48/4
KC Sangakkara†	run out (Hogg)	20	53	38	2	0	52.63
26.1 Harvey to de Silva, run out (Hogg) 100/5
WPUJC Vaas	lbw b Hogg	21	37	45	2	0	46.66
36.4 lbw 144/6
M Muralitharan	c Lee b Lehmann	4	5	5	0	0	80.00
37.4 caught Lee 149/7
CRD Fernando	lbw b McGrath	9	40	13	2	0	69.23
47.4 lbw 223/9
PW Gunaratne	not out	15	12	15	3	0	100.00

Extras	(b 6, lb 8, w 6, nb 3)	23

Total	(all out; 47.4 overs; 205 mins)	223	(4.67 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 0-6* (Jayasuriya, retired not out), 1-42 (Atapattu, 9.5 ov), 2-46 (Jayawardene, 11.2 ov), 3-47 (Tillakaratne, 12.3 ov), 4-48 (Arnold, 13.3 ov), 5-100 (Sangakkara, 26.1 ov), 6-144 (Vaas, 36.4 ov), 7-149 (Muralitharan, 37.4 ov), 8-203 (de Silva, 44.1 ov), 9-223 (Fernando, 47.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McGrath	9.4	1	25	2	2.58	(3w)
12.3 to Tillakaratne, bowled 47/3 47.4 to Fernando, lbw 223/9
B Lee	10	1	52	3	5.20	(3nb, 2w)
9.5 to Atapattu, caught & 42/1 11.2 to Jayawardene, caught †Gilchrist 46/2 13.3 to Arnold, lbw 48/4
IJ Harvey	7	0	29	0	4.14

AJ Bichel	7	1	32	0	4.57	(1w)

GB Hogg	9	1	45	2	5.00
36.4 to Vaas, lbw 144/6 44.1 to de Silva, caught & 203/8
DS Lehmann	5	0	26	1	5.20
37.4 to Muralitharan, caught Lee 149/7

Match details

Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Points Australia 4, Sri Lanka 0

Player of the match RT Ponting (Australia)

Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and DR Shepherd (England)
TV umpire BG Jerling
Match referee MJ Procter

Match notes

4th (reserve) umpire: SA Bucknor (WI)
12th Men: JP Maher (Australia) and J Mubarak (Sri Lanka)
Australia 50 runs, 51 balls, 35 minutes 8x4
50 Partnership (Gilchrist/Hayden) 51 balls, 35 minutes, 8x4
When Gilchrist reached 38* he completed 5000 runs in ODIs
Australia 100 runs, 96 balls, 63 minutes, 15x4, 1x6
AC Gilchrist's highest score in World Cups (previous: 63 v Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street, 1999)
50 Partnership (Gilchrist/Ponting) 41 balls, 30 minutes, 4x4, 2x6
Australia 150 runs, 150 balls, 99 minutes, 17x4, 2x6
100 partnership (Gilchrist/Ponting) 96 balls, 63 minutes, 7 x4, 3x6
Ponting 50 runs, 66 balls, 81 minutes, 3x4, 1x6
Australia 200 runs, 205 balls, 135 minutes, 21x4, 4x6
50 Partnership (Ponting/Martyn) 43 balls, 29 minutes, 2x4, 2x6
Australia 250 runs, 247 balls, 159 minutes, 23x4, 5x6
Ponting 100 runs, 96 balls, 115 minutes, 6x6, 4x6
RT Ponting's highest score in World Cups (previous: 102 v West Indies at Jaipur, 1995/96)
100 Partnership (Ponting/Martyn) 82 balls, 48 minutes, 6x4, 3x6
Australia 300 runs, 293 balls, 191 minutes, 26x4, 6x6
DR Martyn's highest score against Sri Lanka in ODIs (previous: 48 at Perth, 1998/99)
Martyn 50 runs, 56 balls, 75 minutes, 1x4
CRD Fernando's best bowling against Australia in ODIs (previous: 1/46 at Sydney, 2002/03)
CRD Fernando's best bowling in World Cups (previous: 2/4 v Canada at Paarl, 2002/03)
ST Jayasuriya retired hurt at 6/0 (1*, 5 balls, hit by a rising ball from Lee)
With the wicket of HP Tillakaratne, GD McGrath became the leading wicket-taker for Australia against Sri Lanka in ODIs (previous: 29 wkts, jointly held with SK Warne)
When PA de Silva reached 34* he became the leading run scorer for Sri Lanka in World Cups (previous: 969 runs, A Ranatunga)
Sri Lanka 50 runs, 100 balls, 79 minutes, 6x4
50 Partnership (de Silva/Sangakkara) 75 balls, 51 minutes, 5x4, 1x6
Sri Lanka 100 runs, 163 balls, 119 minutes, 11x4, 1x6
Sri Lanka 150 runs, 236 balls, 167 minutes, 15x4, 1x6
PA de Silva 50 runs, 69 balls, 116 minutes, 6x4, 1x6
PA de Silva and CRD Fernando's partnership set a new 8th wicket partnership record for Sri Lanka against Australia in ODIs (previous: 44 ST Jayasuriya and RJ Ratnayake at Adelaide, 1989/90)
Sri Lanka 200 runs, 269 balls, 186 minutes, 20 x 4, 3x 6
50 Partnership (de Silva/Fernando) 35 balls, 21 minutes, 5x4, 3x6
Australia extend their record winning streak in ODIs to 13 consecutive victories